The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
THE WHIMS OF FAIR WOMEN.
a0ssIP AND NEWS OF TIE, FEMININE
PART OF TIE TOWN.

aerne Itens Aseut Clathes, aepae Abeut Scr.
vs.t eirIs, snd Casual References to Hus.
bands, silis. and che Necessary Cssh.
Apretty invalid wore loose-ittlng, prin-
cess-shaped dress, made OF the snowy white
cider down cloth. Into a big darning needle
very narrow feather-edged ribbon had besn
threaded, and with this ribbon rows OF feather
stitch had been embroidered. all about tho
hens, pockets, cuffs, and collar. Tho ribbon
stitches were about an inch long. and the
loosely pulled loops laid up prettily on the
woolly surface.
The reader has heard OF the girl who opened
the oysters. threw away the meats. washed
and boiled the Shells and served them piping
hot to an astonished family. Mrs. Smiths
maid did something worse. When Mrs. Smith
WAS In Paris she paid fabulous sum for sort
OF bourette cloth that had at intervals some-
thing like caterpillars woven into the loose
to wear that odd but iine attire and she longed
dress out and bade her new DRESSING maid g.
ianshson table st and found her smart art maid
ehnks Of etS oss sH hss had made SO
gorgeous material Of a pIair bourette.
=, they looked for all til. world like cater
most Of EN- a on S"'u 'n' gill; 'u' Two S'' 'ne
Mrs. Smith sat down and wept but the un-
that he hadn', been SO tickisd since no touched
a woman In the theatre and said, You have O
spider on your shoulder, ma'am;" and the
ase ii Where Is 'f Then n smn soiSs
cd out q finely execnted spider In enamel for
fully on her Shoulder before leaving lie hoass.
During the +" Mikado" craze Japanese dresses
were popular for morning wear In ladies', own
homes. They are again seen this fsll. and. be-
sides being comfortable costumes they are the
as e. xhsn Il
are pract icaIls pockets. Mrs Langtry never
looks better than in = Japanese robe, She has
sprays.. She wears 4 soft hnndksrcnief folded
about her neck and bosom Then the robe
.Rs lust sss ss. few IF da ss
ger pin In tho breast OF the dress. twists her
hair into loose knot on tor OF her head. and
In her bosom. This headgear narmon ICES with
the costume. and is becoming to the Lily But
many ladies affect the Japanese robe com hinod
with such modern accomplishments ~ stand
ing linen collars and even bust!ss. Portia tells
Us that the quality OF mercy Is not strained"
gown and worn over u hustle.
The taste for the grotesque and horrible that
leads men to wear skulls for scarf pins and
collins for sleeve buttons that induces y dainty
girl to choose dress with snakes outlined on
hs sa ao RSs vtss t.
call; and. mounting ths steps. laid = hand care
lessly on the iron rail that msandered up the
and realistic snake that was coiied round and
round the balustrale. The whole row Of fine
twisting about all the hand rails v WIS the vile vile
serpent. with battsned head and balsful eyes-
natural and hideous enough to make one
hoped old MAJOR linn jams never rents one Of
EN-: he'll come home some night from the
club and break his neck In . flt at his own door,
There Is a curious umbrella shop kept, by q
family WHO hS occupy tho upper , story rs living
derartment while the wife goes 70 swell
buses and has the mos. c9ndsPtial rels.
Cssstline has an Old husband Who viii loot
lady must have money. She orders hall dozen
gives = check. She sends for her friend and
sells to her. for one.Guarter the originsl price
snes n
just twice the sum she has bought 1t for. but
her customer even then gets It at Just half
new xarmsnts Then como families who sci
to her costumes that they have worn on great
they ars
aooT tsst Of Madame Smbse!is's. and BOUGHT
these frocks was . cream white rep silk. soft
and rich. II was from rich family. no doubt,
he in eo
ored chenille. Very hne and handsome en-
broidery It was. too. Another had been the
II was OF plain blue SATIN with every thread OF
nnd a. the Th
heading. going round and round and w, and
down Its extensive surface The third dress
The lining OF the voluminous trained skirt and
two waists was the best Havana brown corded
Sill s9 h ,x xb ysds K. and rain yards .,
sstin plating. In itself sufficient trimming
for dress. but over all was court
wide brocads in that rear arrangement. All
around this tremendous train. on the panels
nd as Saa 5Ts IL Hsna
buds and leaves falling from it. tho hearts q
all the flowers filled In with various coiored
n mssssd In like the centre Of snniower. The
ripped up this %
brown walking dress out Of the lining, \ pretty
dinner dress out OF the plated satin and the
sSe % Yards 81 blue and old Sod brocado
In the train and she bought white silk to use
With TIE floss sm0rodsrsd for
woman blessed the day she struck the little
umbrella shop.
1t is q bad practice to write several letters 1t
the batch. Many accidents occur. A gentle
but makes the superscriptions In ink, wrote
the three following epistles secured them In
envelopes. and laid them In order on his desk.
The first WAS to his prospective mother-in-law.
the second to his latest and best girl. and the
last to his tailor. Discovering that the ink
was absent in the stand. he left his desk for
moment. A clerk In search Of q ruler took up
tho top tetter that lay upon tho article, and
put It below the missive attended for the
tailor. Back came tho complete letter writer.
He addressed the letter first in tho row to
his coming mother-in-law, the next to
Maude. the misplaced epistle to the tailor. At
o'clock that afternoon military-looking fe-
male. sitting beside an invalid daughter. got
black in the face ~ she read on the stamped
paper Of the discovered son-i law: Baby
mine. your pet will 90 able after ai to rot
away. Have sprung the tallsst kiPd Of a stall
when we meet. Take cab to Vesey street.
and get there at sharp with big appetite
for a good supper. You sweet little toad, 1t
will be u long day for your old man. but
o'clock will have to mako landing. and then
hurrahw That was the way the lightning
struck In one place.
Up town In a gorgeous fiat Maude Tricot pug
zled over this mystic epistle: You old fraud.
that cheviot Is the worst Job that ever was done.
thought the checks beat the world giving me
flts. but bore you are worse than ever. ! shall
certainly have to try some one else. and don't
want to. but you are certainly getting infer
nnily caralaSH VIII lef YOU have AOmo money